Biography
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Born in the UK, now lives and works in Jervis Bay, on the NSW south coast, as a painter, photographer and writer. Main focus: Still Life works in oil and acrylic. Other work: Landscape, figures and portraits in oil and acrylic Printmaking - etchings, aquatints and linocuts. Completed Painting IV course at Nowra TAFE in 2008 with distinction. Solo Exhibitions: Shoalhaven City Art Centre “Gender Agenda” - figure paintings 2008 Jervis Bay Kiosk, Huskisson “Mostly Flowers” 2007 Jervis Bay Kiosk, Huskisson “59 Apples…” 2006 Jervis Bay Kiosk, Huskisson “Cut from Above” 2005 Column Ate – Chicken exhibition 2004 J and J’s café 2000 Sydney “Chicken and vegetables” Joint Exhibitions: 2008 Wollongong City Gallery 30th Anniversary exhibition 2008 Mortimore Prize Exhibition - finalist 2008 Meroogal Women’s Arts Prize “celebrating everyday things” 2008 “Immersion & Observation” still life at Jervis Bay Kiosk 2008 “Little Archies” Winner portrait prize at Lady Denman Museum 2008 Camberwell Prize Exhibition 2008 Stanthorpe Prize Exhibition - finalist 2007 Whyalla Prize Exhibition - finalist 2007 Lexus Mortimore Prize Exhibition - finalist 2007 Meroogal Women's Arts Prize "Origins & Identity" - Highly Commended (selected to tour to Bega, Sydney, Wollongong, Mittagong) 2007 Shoalhaven Arts Society Prize - Awarded the Wray Owens prize for best acrylic painting 2007 "Take Two" exhibition of figure paintings at Jervis Bay Kiosk 2007 "The Alisons" exhibition of etchings at 'The Tea Club' Nowra 2007 "Woollamia Women" at Browne's Studio, Woollamia 2006 Jervis Bay and Basin Arts “Under 500” Exhibition 2006 Meroogal Women’s Arts Prize – “Reduce, Recycle, Renew” 2006 Shoalhaven Arts Society Prize - commended 2006 The Silos Winery – “Harvest” exhibition prize 2006 See Change – “Delightfully Earthy” - Chooks 2006 See Change – “In Deep” Exhibition 2006 See Change – “Little Archies” - Highly Commended 2005 Jervis Bay and Basin Arts “Under 500” exhibition 2005 Fisher’s Ghost prize Campbelltown, Sydney 2005 Canberra Art Prize - finalist 2005 Meroogal Women’s Arts Prize “Pattern, Stitches and Threads” (Selected to tour to: Bega, Sydney, Wollongong & Bowral) 2005 Shoalhaven Society Art Prize - Highly commended 2005 Jervis Bay and Basin Arts “On the Edge” winter exhibition 2005 Jervis Bay and Basin Arts “Roped In” summer exhibition 2004 See Change – “In Deep” joint exhibition 2001 Fisher’s Ghost prize Campbelltown, Sydney 2000 PCL Exhibitionists Sydney – joint exhibition at Christmas Residencies: Bundanon Trust, Artist in Residence Programme 2006 Articles and publications: Wollongong City Gallery 30th Anniversary catalogue 2008/9 “Artist stripped of bare essentials” Illawarra Mercury 2008 “Alison’s bared soul catches judges’ eye” South Coast Register August 2008 “In my shoes” publicity/entry form for Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2008 “I am woman, see me paint” South Coast Register June 2008 “See Change at Worrowing” South Coast Register June 2006
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